Ironing board and support



C. A. ADAMS IRONING BOARD AND SUPPORT Filed Nov 20.1926

July 17, 1928. 1.677.162

INVENTOR. Clara I fl'damd- ATTORNEY.

Patented July 17, 1928.

UNITED STATES CLARA A. ADAMS, 0F JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

IRONING- BOARD AND SUPPORT.

Application filed November 20, 1926. Serial No. 149,625.

invention relates to a new and useful improvement in an ironingboard and the attachments of the ironing board formounting it in it: place of use. I

The invention is intended to afford a means for mounting an ironing board permanently in any location, so as to occupy a minimum amount of space.

I am aware that a method oi mounting an ironing board permanently in a particularlocation has previously been produced, but these methods with which I am familiar are such that the ironing board occupies considerable space in the room in. which mounted, and particularly in the wall into which theironing board is moved when not in use. The present invention has, as its object, the n'lounting' of the ironing board so that a minimum amount of space maybe occupied, and so that the appearance oi the room may be altered but littl Another object ot the invention is the provision of a mounting of an ironing board of this class in. which thc ironing board will swingin. a horiylontal plane frol i'i operative to inoperative positionyand vice versa.

Another ohjectof the invention is the provision of a. mounting for. an ironingboard whereby the ironing board may be mountml in. a cabinet or other similar position in a room without altering the appearance of the room to the extent that the location. of the ironing board could be noticed. from ob 'aervz .tion.

Another objectof the invention the provision of a support for an ironing board wh ch may be inserted. into a. small space and permanently fastened therein.

. board against swinging in either direction Another object of the invention is the provision of means for bracing the ironing when moved to operative position.

1 Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention cousistsin the combination and arrangement of scribed and claimed. i

The invention will be best understood by a referenceto the accompanying drawings which form apart of thisspecification, and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention showing it mounted on a suitable sup port.

Fig. a. sectional view taken on subparts hereinafter de- Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on substantially line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4' s a front elevational view of the inventlon showing the closure moved to open position and the-ironingboard enclosed in the receptacle.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on substantially line 55 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, I have illustrated the invention mounted in a cabinet or work table or cupboard 7, and in this connection it may be noted that the container for the ironing board may be mounted in any convenient location in the room, although when'itis mounted in the kitchen cabinets it may so form a part of the cabinets as to present an appearance in accordance with the other drawers and compartments of the cabinet.

Inserted .into a space in the work table or the cabinet is a box-like structure coinpriss ing a. rear wall 8. end walls 9 and 10, a top wall 11 and a bottom wall 12. A front wall 13 is mounted on the receptacle. thusformed and cut away as at 1/1 to provide a. suitable opening, this front wall 13 extending preferably beyond the edges of theend and top and bottom walls, to serve as a limiting flange. A door 15 is suitably hinged upon thei'ront wall 13 to serve as a closure for the opening 1 1. An ironing board 16 is used which may be of conventional shape and type. and secured to the rear ellge of the ironing board is a block 17,-thr0ugh one end of which is formed a passage in which is positioned a bushing or sleeve 18. Projected through the bushing or sleeve 18 is a bolt 19 provided with the nut 20, thus.

hinged]; mountingthe ironing board on the receptacle. noted that the block 17 is of the same height as the opening 14. Swingably mounted on the under surface of the ironing board is a cross bar 21 connected to which and projeeting. outwardly from which are legs 22 and 23, which are in turn connec-tedat their lower ends by a base board 24. Mounted on the under surface of the board 16is an abutment block 25 so arranged and constructed that when the legs 22 and 23 are swung to supporting position, as shown in Fig. 1*,the cross bar 21 will engage on its face the face of the abutment block 525, this abutment block In this connection it may be thus serving to limit the swinging of the legs 22 and 23 iuone direction. \Vhen the legs are moved to inoperative position they are located, as shown in Fig. 4, and I have provided a hook :26 which is screwed into the board 16 and adapted for moving into engaging position with the legs to retain them in inoperative position. as shown in Fig. 4. When the board-1t; is moved to opcrat-ive position the closure 15 may he raised into engagement at its front edge with the I under surface of said board 16, the inner ear face oi the closure. for adistance equal to the width of the board, being cut away as at 27 to provide an abutment shoulder pre venting the swinging oi the board inwardly of said receptacle while said closure is in such engagement with said board. The hook 26 may then be turned to engage the closure 15, as shown in Fig. thus retaining the board lti in engagement with. the shoulder and preventing a swingingof the board 16 in one direction. At the same time. as shown in Fig. 5, the block. "17 engages the lower edge of the closure 15 so as to prevent a further swinging outwardly of the board lti so that the block 17 is always retained within the receptacle formed in side walls described,

Attached to the block 25 is a flexible member, such as a chain '28, or the like, carrying the ring 29 which isadapted to engage a hook 30 carried on the innersurface of the closure 15 so that when the board 16 is moved into the receptacle, the ring 2!) may engage the hook 230, and ailord a means for drawing the board outwardly when the closurelfi is moved to open position.

In this manner, I have provided a receptacle for an ironing board, which serves as a su 'iporting member and at the same time,

as a receptacle for the ironing board when it is moved to inoperative position.

It is believed evident that the ironing board will he wellconcealed when not in i H565 'and that the appearance oftlie room in WhlClTl'n) invention is mounted will be altered but little from ordinary.

The particular mounting of the ironing board on the receptacle is, of course. illustrated as beingthe preferred form, but it is believed evident to those skilled in the art thatother methods ofattaching the board 16 swingahly on the receptacle could be provided.

-While. Ihave illustrated and described the come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the class described comprisinc, a receptacle having an opening in one side thereof; a closure for said o 'iening; an ironing hoard swingably mounted on said receptacle and adapted for swinging inwardly and outwardly of said receptacle through said opening to an inoperative and an operative position respectively, said closure having a cut away portion to provide an ahutment shoulder for engaging one edge of said board and preventing swinging of the same inwardly of said receptacle.

2. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle having an opening in one side thereof; a closure for said opening; an ironing board swingably mounted on said receptacle and adapted for swinging inwardly and outwardly of said receptacle through said opening to an inoperative and an operative position respectively, saidcloss ure having a cut away portion to providc an abutment shoulder for engaging: one edge of said board and preventing swinging of the same inwardly of said receptacle: and means mounted on the inner end of said board engagable with said closure for limiting swinging movementof said board outwardly from said receptacle when the board is in operative position.

3. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle having an opening: in one side thereof; a swingably mounted closure for said opening; an ironing hoard swingably mounted on said receptacle and adapted for swinging in a horizontal plane inwardly and out 'ardly of said receptacle through said opening: and an engagement block on said ironing; hoard adapted for cugaging said closure upon outward swinging of said ironing board from said receptacle beyond a predetern'iincd distance to prevent farther outward swinging thereof.

4. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle having an opening in one side thereof; a swingably mounted closure for said opening; an ironing board swingahly mounted on said receptacle and adapted for swinging in a horizontal plane inwardly of said receptacle through said" opening; an engagement block on said iroir in hoard adapted for engaging said closure and preventing outwardswinging of said ironing hoard from said rerephicle beyond 'a predetermined distance; and means for rctainina said closure in position for engage ment with said engagement block.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoin CLARA A. ADAMS.

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